Handle for traveling-bags or suitcases.



B. MARKOWITZ;

HANDLE FOR TRAVELING BAGS OR SUITCASES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEB, 1916.

1,223,504. Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

BENJAMIN MARKOWITZ, or ROoKvIL'LE CENTER, NEW YORK.

HANDLE FOR TRAVELING-BAGS 0R SUITCASES.

I Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Apr. 24, 191 *7.

Application filed June 9, 1916. Serial N 0. 102,682.

To all whom it-mag concern: I

Be it known that I, BENJAMiN MARKowrrz,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rockville Center, Long Island, in the county of Nassau andState of New York, have invented a certainneW and useful Handle for Traveling-Bags or Suitcases, of which the'following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to construction of metal handles adaptedfor use on traveling bags, suit cases or other receptacles.

The object is to provide increased strength in theportion of such handles which serves I as a means for attachment to the receptacles.

The invention consists of a hollow sheet metal part of the handle having specially constructedends adapted for connection to pivoted links which are attached to a receptacle. I

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the handle, the ends thereof and the attaching devices being shown insection.

.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one end of the handle and the attaching devices connected thereto. I

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1.

Fig, 4 is a section on the line IV IV of Fig. 1, looking upward. I

Fig. 5 shows-a portion of the sheet metal blank which is bent to form the hollow handle part having the specially constructed ends. v

In constructing the handle, a sheet metal blank 1, is formed having its two ends shaped as shown in Fig. 5, and provided with end tongue extensions 2, which are made of uniform width. Part 1 of the blank is bent to form the central hollow part 3 of the handle. The outer end of each tongue 2 is bent to form a'small loop or curl 4. The curls 4 and tongues 2 are passed through D-shaped links 5 and the tongues 2 are bent upward until the curls'4 are next to the part 6 of the handle, as shown in Fig. 1. Eyes 7 are thus formed in the tongues 2, which eyes serve to hold the links 5 in place, while permitting the links to swing in the eyes, and permitting the eyes to move along the curved part 8 of the links. The bent tongues 2 and curls 4 are held next to the parts 6 by means of shoulder parts 9 of the blank, which shoulders are forced in under the curls 4 until the shoulders fit close to the tongues 2 next to the loops, and so that the bent tongues 2 fit close to the parts 6. Stiffness of the metal causes the shoulder parts 9 to remain in this position, and by engagement with the'under sides of the curls 4, serve to hold the bent por-' tions of the tongues against the parts 6. It will also be seen that as the curls 4 form shoulders which engage the shoulder parts 9, the bent tongues 2 and curls 4 cannot be forced away from their positions next to the parts 6. i

In attaching the handle to a receptacle, ordinary loops 10 are passed through links 5 and brought to bear upon the straight parts 11 of the links. The loops 10 are secured to the receptacle by means of rivets or screws which are passed through perforations 12 formed in the loops.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

A device of the character described, comprising a hollow handle formed of sheet metal; each endvof said handle having an eye by means of which the handle may be connected to a receptacle; said eyes being formed by tongue extensions of said sheet metal handle; the end of each of said tongues extending beyond said eye being bent back against a wall on the interior of the handle, and reversely bent to form a circular loop or curl 4 having a diameter equal to the interior of the handle; shoulders 9 of the sheet metal handle being forced into engagement with said curl and against the portion of said extension locatedbatween said eye and said curl,'whereby said curl is retained in said hollow handle.

Signed at New York city, in the county and State of New York, this seventh day of June, A. D. 1916.

BENJAMIN MARKOWITZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the F Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.. 

